Complimentsme bydenigratingBecky"I had noidea youfelt thatway""If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreFloridsexy-talkIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)"We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfake"I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Excusesre: time.Weirdlystiff andformalwording."If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)Excusesre:money.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me.Excusesre:lateness."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Meta-argumentMakes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Complimentsme bydenigratingBecky"I had noidea youfelt thatway""If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreFloridsexy-talkIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)"We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfake"I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Excusesre: time.Weirdlystiff andformalwording."If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)Excusesre:money.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me.Excusesre:lateness."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Meta-argumentMakes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.

The Pedant's Letter Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Compliments me by denigrating Becky
  2. "I had no idea you felt that way"
  3. "If you took me back I wouldn't be late anymore" (but he has no actual action plan to fix it)
  4. Tone waffles wildly between contrite and passive-aggressive.
  5. Subtle implication that my wanting him to take me on dates = gold-digging materialistic whore
  6. Florid sexy-talk
  7. Indicates he misses me because his romantic life is tanking (and has no idea this is insulting)
  8. "We could have fixed the relationship and not broken up if only you hadn't ___"
  9. Wishes me well in a way that sounds bitter and fake
  10. "I miss you because of all the stuff you did for me in bed"
  11. Excuses re: time.
  12. Weirdly stiff and formal wording.
  13. "If you took me back, I would take you places more often" (but his financial situation is the same as ever)
  14. Excuses re: money.
  15. Apologies that sound backhanded.
  16. "I would have contacted you sooner but you said not to talk to you"
  17. Indicates he misses me because he's bored (and has no idea this is insulting)
  18. Describes me as having "seduced him" into things he would never normally do.
  19. Offers to do a bunch of things for me.
  20. Excuses re: lateness.
  21. "Write back ASAP" or other hypocritical demands.
  22. A bunch of backstory I didn't ask for and don't care about.
  23. Meta-argument
  24. Makes excuses for a thing I literally never said was an issue for me.